Environment Agency River Medway. A user’s guide 5

TESTON LOCK10.4km

TESTONBRIDGE

BARMINGFOOTBRIDGE FOOTBRIDGE

ENVIRONMENT AGENCYALLINGTON LOCK (TIDAL LIMIT)Access 3hrs before to 2hrs after H.W.01622 752864

Section A

Allington to Yalding(Yalding to Tonbridge, see Section B Overleaf)

Size of Craft: Locks will take up to 24.5m x 5.6m.In normal circumstances the river can be used by craft with the following draughts:Allington to Maidstone 2.0m, Maidstone to Yalding 1.7m, Yalding to Tonbridge 1.2m.

Please note all distances refer to kilometres from Allington Lock.

Sewage: Sewage disposal points are provided at Allington Lock, Yalding Lifting Bridge and Tonbridge Town Lock.Refuse: Sacks are available from Allington Lock and Yalding Lifting Bridge.

B.R. P

addock

Wood and M

aidstone Branch

StonehamOld Lock (Disused)

DISABLED ACCESSDAY FISHINGPublic Mooring

TWYFORDMARINA01622 814378

TWYFORD BRIDGEnot navigable

AUTOMATICSLUICES

LIFTING BRIDGElifts to requirements6.7m span

RIVER BEULT

LITTLE VENICECOUNTRY PARK AND MARINA01622 814158

LANDINGSTAGES

MEDWAY WHARF MARINA01622 813927

BOW BRIDGEWATERINGBURY

BOW BRIDGE MARINA01622 812802

HAMPSTEAD MARINE01622 812673

TESTON PICNIC SITEWC, CAR PARKFISHING (DAY TICKET)

LANDINGSTAGE

EAST FARLEIGHBRIDGE

BRIDGE BOAT SERVICE07879 462658

MAIDSTONE BRIDGE

To Ashford

NEW BRIDGE

Public Footpath

YALDING

NETTLESTEAD

WATERINGBURY

TESTON

EAST BARMING

WEST FARLEIGH

EAST FARLEIGH

TOVIL

ALLINGTON

MAIDSTONE

Visitor InformationCentre

MAIDSTONE B.C.PUBLIC MOORINGS

MaidstoneEast Sta.

RAIL BRIDGE

ALLINGTON MARINADiesel, Water, Petrol, Gas, Chandlery.01622 752057

FOOTBRIDGE

Towpath

M2M20

To Aylesford

Cobtree Museumof Kent Life

FOOTBRIDGE

RAILBRIDGE Hampstead Lane Canal(Navigation Channel)

HAMPSTEAD BRIDGE

Hampstead Lock15.2km

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY SLIPWAY

A26 to Tonbridge

Mooring

No Mooring

FARLEIGH LOCK7.2km

A26

LANDING STAGE

B2010

MaidstoneWest Sta.

MaidstoneBarracks Sta.

T.S. MARINE01622 688989

DRAGONS HEALTH CLUBST. PETERS ST01622 681987

FORD WHARF BOATYARD01622 752918

AllingtonCastle

North

Approx

ROWING BOAT AND CANOE HIRE

Tonbridge Waterways 01732 360630

PASSENGER OPERATIONS

Hire Cruisers (Maidstone Ltd) 01622 753740Tonbridge Waterways 01732 360630Ford Wharf Boatyard 01622 752918

MARINAS AND BOATYARDS

Allington Marina Ltd, Allington 01622 752057Ford Wharf Boatyard, Allington 01622 752918T.S. Marine, Maidstone 01622 688989Bridge Boat Service, East Farleigh 07879 462658Medway Wharf Marina, Maidstone 01622 813927Bow Bridge Marina, Wateringbury 01622 812802Hampstead Marine (Yalding Ltd), Yalding 01622 812673Little Venice Country Park and Marina, Yalding 01622 814158Twyford Marina, Yalding 01622 814378Tonbridge Waterways, Tonbridge 01732 360630

Names and Addresses

SPEED LIMIT – 5 KNOTS

DIRECTION OF FLOW

SOUTHERN WATER MOORINGS

FOOTBRIDGE

B.R

. Lon

don

Vict

oria

B.R.

to S

trood

Whatman Park

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6 Environment Agency River Medway. A user’s guide

TOWNLOCK

PORTERSSLUICE

EASTLOCK

SLUICEWEIRLOCK

ANCHORSLUICE

TESTONLOCK

EAST FARLEIGHLOCK

ALLINGTONLOCK

ELDRIDGESLOCK

OAKWEIRLOCK HAMPSTEAD

LOCK

STONEHAMLOCK

Dis-used

PORTERSLOCK

Big Bridge Cannon

Bridge

Hartlake Bridge

Ford Green Bridge

Stiltstead Bridge

Waggon Bridge

Branbridges

YaldingLiftingBridge

RailwayViaduct

TestonBridge

BarmingBridge

East FarleighBridge

TovilBridge

RailwayViaduct

MEAN SEA LEVEL

MaidstoneBridges

Bow BridgeWateringbury

Hampstead LaneBridge

+21.09+19.51

+17.91+16.61 +14.78

+12.86

+10.12

+7.31 +5.41

+3.81

2.4km/1.5miles

1.6km/1.0miles2km/1.25miles

2km/1.25miles

3.6km/2.25miles

4.8km/3.0miles

3.2km/2.0miles

7.2km/4.5miles

1.2km 0.75miles

LONG SECTION ALONG NAVIGATIONWater Retention levels are shown in metres above Ordnance Datum

Section B

Yalding to Tonbridge(Allington to Yalding, see Section A Overleaf)

Size of Craft: Locks will take up to 24.5m x 5.6m.In normal circumstances the river can be used by craft with 1.2m draught. Any craftdrawing more than 1.2m should be able to reach Tonbridge during the summer months, the only doubtful area being just below Sluice Weir Lock which silts up inheavy rains but is dredged clear each spring.

Navigation: When in shallow areas keepin the flood water channel by sweepingwide on each bend.

Please note all distances refer to kilometresfrom Allington Lock.

SPEED LIMIT – 5 KNOTS

LEIGH BARRIERTONBRIDGEWATERWAYS01732 360630

FOOTBRIDGE

0 Miles 1

0 Kilometres 1

BIG BRIDGE

PUBLICMOORINGS

UPSTREAM LIMIT OFNAVIGATION

LUCIFERFOOTBRIDGEHeadrm.

RAIL BRIDGEHeadrm.

TonbridgeSta.

CARPARK& SLIPWAYFOR SMALLBOATS

BRIDGEHeadrm.

TONBRIDGE CASTLETourist Information CentrePublic Boat Tours

TownQuay Stairs

Bridge

The Stair

Landing Stages

Landing Stages

Landing Stages

Landing Stages

Landing Stage

STILSTEADBRIDGE

RIVER BOURNE

SLUICE WEIR LOCK18.8km

Public Fishing B2015

HARTLAKE BRIDGE

A26

To LondonB245

To MaidstoneA26

Nor

th

Appr

ox

TONBRIDGE B.R. Paddock Wood

B.

R. P

addo

ck W

ood

and

Mai

dsto

ne B

ranc

h

and Maidstone Branch

TUDELEY HALE

GOLDEN GREENBARNESSTREET

LITTLEMILL SNOLL

HATCH

EAST PECKHAM

OAK WEIR LOCK20.8km

FORD GREENBRIDGE

BRANBRIDGES RAIL BRIDGEEast Lock22km

DIRECTION OF FLOW

LONG SECTION ALONG NAVIGATIONWater Retention levels are shown in metres above Ordnance Datum

ALLINGTON LOCK

EAST FARLEIGH LOCK

TESTON LOCK

HAMPSTEAD LOCK

ANCHORSLUICE

STONEHAMLOCK

Dis-used

SLUICEWEIRLOCKOAK

WEIRLOCK

EASTLOCK

PORTERSLOCK

PORTERSSLUICE

ELDRIDGESLOCK

TOWNLOCK

+21.09+19.51

+17.91+16.61

+14.78

+12.86

+10.12

+7.31+5.41

+3.81

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